Other engineering activities: UK companies
29,595 live UK companies list other engineering activities as their main trade, or 0.5% of the register. It ranks 34th among the 60 trades we cover. 3,395 of those companies were formed in 2025, against 986 still live from 2015. 2,587 (8.7%) have a proposal to strike off on file, above the UK figure of 7.3%.
Where they're registered
Where this trade is unusually common
The town's share of this trade, compared with its share of all UK companies.
By year formed
Only companies still live are counted, so older years look smaller. 2026 stops on 1 November 2026.
20122026
See every year as a table
| Year | Live companies |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 679 |
| 2013 | 782 |
| 2014 | 982 |
| 2015 | 986 |
| 2016 | 1,048 |
| 2017 | 1,222 |
| 2018 | 1,616 |
| 2019 | 1,706 |
| 2020 | 1,271 |
| 2021 | 1,434 |
| 2022 | 1,842 |
| 2023 | 2,057 |
| 2024 | 2,464 |
| 2025 | 3,395 |
| 2026 | 3,354 |
Oldest active companies in this trade
- Zepf Technologies UkFormed 1894
- Bells Power SolutionsFormed 1905
- Tilley InternationalFormed 1909
- Christie & GreyFormed 1914
- West of Scotland Engineering, Motor and Welding CompanyFormed 1920
Related by size
- Other construction installation
- Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
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- Real estate agencies
- Other activities of employment placement agencies
- Activities of head offices
Trade means the first Standard Industrial Classification code (SIC 71129) a company declares. Companies choose their own codes. Figures come from Companies House on 1 November 2026.